Bethany makes a good point--why not find the dec 22, l995 ny times and see page b1 for "In Salinger's Footsteps: Retracing Holden's Odyssey" by Adam Green...this article would give you plenty of places in manhattan to see...going to cornish, with what you know about mr. salinger, may indeed be both a waste of your time and a bit rude, will On Fri, 23 Jan 1998, Bethany M. Edstrom wrote: > --- You wrote: > I don't think there are bus tours to Cornish, however, but has any > of you ever visited that place? > --- end of quoted material --- > > Cornish, NH is 5 hours from NYC, I wouldn't recommend it. I live near Cornish > myself and can tell you that there's not much to it. It's just a sleepy town on > the Connecticut River populated with general stores, horse farms, and one very > elusive, out-of-sight writer, of whose privacy the locals are pretty protective > (for good reason). The local shopkeepers aren't going to give directions to his > house, in other words. That's why he likes it around here, I imagine. > > In New York--just walk around Manhattan and you'll feel like you're about to > see Holden in his hunting hat. Maybe some New Yorkers can give you more > specific locations, but I know that the first time I was ever in New York I had > this strange Holden-ish feeling. > > I know we debated this already about the Glasses, but does anyone remember > where in Manhattan the Caulfield's apartment was? I forget... > > Elli: Have a nice trip! > > Bethany > >